How Did African Americans Emerge In The 1800s

During the time period 1800-1850, the government would start a new political movement towards democracy. This would include Jackson’s movement for Universal White Male Suffrage and a fight towards women's rights. The government would seem like it was evolving towards greater good, but black people would still be treated lower. We often overlook white supremacy and its outcome throughout history, dismissing other people of color’s struggles. Democracy is defined as “a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system” , but what does it really mean to have a government ran “by the people” ?

President Andrew Jackson wanted all white men to have the right to vote. Back then only the wealthy men could vote, this discluding poor white farmers and lower class politicians, led to “ Universal White Male Suffrage” since most black men were still secluded. The oppression of non privileged white people during the 1800s was short yet the fight for black people to have proper equality is still going. In 1856 the right for all white men to vote was established, and in 1876 the 15th Amendment was passed stating “right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or

The abolition movement to end slavery began in 1830, which overtime attracted numerous activist to participate in the movement. Some activist took a non violent role such as Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who taught himself to read and write. Other activist took a violent role such as Nat Turner who escaped slavery and beat his, and many other, white slave masters. The abolition went on for decades, not ending until 1850. Although the fight to end slavery started in 1830, slavery wasn’t emancipated until 1963. During this time, white men and women were granted their “equal”